SC12, the international conference for high performance computing,
networking, storage and analysis, concluded Friday, Nov. 16, following
the recognition of achievements by members of the supercomputing
community. Among the honors presented during the conference were the ACM
Gordon Bell Prize, ACM/IEEE Computer Society George Michael Memorial HPC
Ph.D. Fellowship Award, several competitive challenges, best paper and
best poster awards.

Held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, this year’s
conference set an all-time record for technical program submissions.
Overall conference attendance was over 9,700. In addition, 338
exhibitors filled the conference’s 365,000 square feet of exhibit hall
space in the convention center.

“This year’s SC continued in the long tradition of providing HPC
researchers and scientists a forum for discovery,” said Jeff
Hollingsworth, SC12 general chair. “The discussions and
collaborations sparked at SC12 will lead to new ideas and innovations
for years to come. My special thanks to all the volunteers who
contributed to SC12 and my congratulations to those honored for their
outstanding achievements and contributions to the community.”

The following individuals and organizations were recognized with awards:

“Characterizing and Mitigating Work Time Inflation in Task Parallel
Programs" by Stephen L. Olivier (University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill), Bronis R. de Supinski (Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory), Martin Schulz (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), and
Jan F. Prins (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

SC12, sponsored by the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
and the IEEE Computer Society, offers a complete technical education
program and exhibition to showcase the many ways high performance
computing, networking, storage and analysis lead to advances in
scientific discovery, research, education and commerce. This premier
international conference includes a globally attended technical program,
workshops, tutorials, a world class exhibit area, demonstrations and
opportunities for hands-on learning.

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